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* AbhorrentAdmirer: To the EU.

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: To One of his main characterizations is his extreme desire to join the EU.EU. However, his requests to join are routinely refused due to his own issues.



* SinisterScimitar: Is almost never seen without one.



* WeaponOfChoice: A scimitar.
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* ManChild: Despite being almost a hundred years old (if one discounts his earlier incarnations), he is often portrayed as being childish. His naivety and idealism may also be turned UpToEleven.

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* ManChild: Despite being almost a hundred years old (if one discounts his earlier incarnations), he is often portrayed as being childish. His naivety and idealism may also be turned UpToEleven.up to eleven.



* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Every Polish stereotype turned UpToEleven. Being strongly Catholic and ethnically homogeneous, he often comes off as bigoted to others.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Every Polish stereotype turned UpToEleven.up to eleven. Being strongly Catholic and ethnically homogeneous, he often comes off as bigoted to others.



* CulturalPosturing: Takes this UpToEleven. He barely cares about anything other than being recognised as the true Macedon.

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* CulturalPosturing: Takes this UpToEleven. He barely cares about anything other than being recognised as the true Macedon.

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* NiceHat: Beside UK's iconic top hat, England occasionally dons a flat cap, and Scotland often wears a tam o' shanter.

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* NiceHat: Beside UK's iconic top hat, England occasionally dons a flat cap, and Scotland often wears a tam o' shanter.



* NiceHat: Often pictured with a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez Fez]] or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qeleshe Qeleshe]].



* NiceHat: Nearly always with a Beret.



* NiceHat: Often seen wearing a fez.
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* TotemPoleTrench: Often has his constituent countries hiding in his hat.
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* ButtMonkey: Nowhere as bad as some of the other examples, but he often gets the short end of the stick due to [[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys some particular]] [[NeverLiveItDown reasons]].

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* ButtMonkey: Nowhere as bad as some of the other examples, but he often gets the short end of the stick due to [[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys some particular]] [[NeverLiveItDown [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten reasons]].
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Considers Greece and Spain to be his absolute closest friends, given they all are Mediterranean countries with similar cultures that also share a long history together.


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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Serbia, Cyprus and Italy are the best candidates -- Serbia for being a fellow Orthodox country that has historical grievances with Turkey, Cyprus for sharing basically the same culture as him, and Italy for being a fellow Mediterranean country with a lot of interactions throughout history (Fascist Italy's invasion of Greece notwithstanding).
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* TheSoCalledCoward: He is often the butt of many jokes due to his surrender in World War II, but he actually has many military victories and can be genuinely terrifying if he's given a chance to fight.
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** CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Possesses a military about as powerful as Germany's, and after ISIS' attacks on Paris, they are going to war once more.

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** CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Possesses a military about as powerful as Germany's, Germany's and can be positively ''ruthless'' in battle, and after ISIS' attacks on Paris, they are going to war once more.
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* TheRival: To Canada in regards to arctic control.

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* TheRival: To Canada in regards to arctic control.control, and Spain in terms of land discoveries.

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* BoldExplorer: Discovered the Americas.

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* BoldExplorer: Discovered the Americas.Americas, but don't say that in front of Norway.


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** He also has a rivalry with Norway over who discovered the most lands, with the Americas being a particularly sore spot.
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* LongGame: It is often joked that his betrayals against Germany in both World Wars and his mooching relationship with him in the EU is part of Italy playing a long-term revenge plan against him due to [[SinsOfOurFathers his ancestors playing a key role in the downfall of the Roman Empire.]]
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* UnknownRival: He sometimes reclaims South Tyrol from Italy, who doesn't pay him much attention in return.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is sometimes associated with schnitzel.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is sometimes associated with schnitzel.
schnitzel and Red Bull.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is very commonly associated with wine, but other dishes worthy of mention include bouillabaisse, cheese fondue, and crepes.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is very commonly associated with wine, wine and escargots, but other dishes worthy of mention include bouillabaisse, onion soup, cheese fondue, and crepes.
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* KnifeNut: Especially when combined with his alcoholism. Russia tends to be on the receiving end of his knife.
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* BlackSheep: It is the only Scandinavian country to not have any Viking lineage, and his language is completely unintelligible to other Scandinavians.
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* {{Determinator}}: See CosmicPlaything above and IronButtMonkey below.

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* {{Determinator}}: His national anthem is named "Poland Is Not Yet Lost" for a ''reason.'' See CosmicPlaything above and IronButtMonkey below.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is very commonly associated with wine, but other dishes worthy of mention include bouillabaisse, cheese fondue, and crepes.


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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pizza, to the point of being SeriousBusiness.
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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Waffles and chocolate.

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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Waffles Waffles, mussels, fries, and chocolate.chocolate. He is extremely adamant about the name and invention of fries and will fly into a rampage if you call them French.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is usually associated with currywurst, sauerkrauts, and (most importantly) beer.




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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is sometimes associated with schnitzel.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Like the other Balkan countries, he is a big fan of Rakija. He is also sometimes associated with ćevapi, which are cylinder-shaped meatballs and a national dish of Serbia.
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* SweetTooth: Despite his infamy for creating surströmming, he also has a strong liking for sweets - particularly cinnamon rolls and marzipan.
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* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The three major countries involved in the Yugoslav Wars are an excellent example. Bosnia is the Nice One being the most religiously accepting, not having much of the same nationalistic sentiments associated with the region, having stable relations with its neighbors, and having the best relations with Turkey out of the Balkans, Serbia is the Mean One being incredibly nationalistic and aggressive while often being presented as TheSociopath, and Croatia is the In-Between having a lot of the same nationalistic moments as Serbia but also has a number of PetTheDog moments such as helping Bosnia in the Yugoslav Wars and advocating for Yugoslavia to give equal autonomy to all the member states over one central power.
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* CompetitionFreak: He is a very competitive guy. A good example of this is his competition with the Spanish Empire for the title of discoverer of many lands, as well as his rivalry with his fellow Nordic countries back in his viking days.

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* CompetitionFreak: He is a very competitive guy. A good example of this is his competition with the Spanish Empire for the title of discoverer of many lands, lands (including the aforementioned BerserkButton), as well as his rivalry with his fellow Nordic countries back in his viking days.
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[[caption-width-right:300:The master of neutrality for centuries.]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:The master of neutrality for centuries. Just don't take away its chocolate.]]
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* EruditeStoner: If he's not portrayed as TheDitz then chances are he'll be portrayed as this, owing to the country's long history in philosophy and arts.
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** StupidGood: Although he does tend to take [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad things a little too far himself with being tolerant]].

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** StupidGood: Although he does tend to take [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad [[PoliticalOvercorrectness things a little too far himself with being tolerant]].



* StrawCharacter: Is often portrayed as a parody of social justice warriors. He's very liberal, [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad insists on political correctness]] and can be a SoapboxSadie at times.

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* StrawCharacter: Is often portrayed as a parody of social justice warriors. He's very liberal, [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad [[PoliticalOvercorrectness insists on political correctness]] and can be a SoapboxSadie at times.
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* BerserkButton: Mentioning Christopher Columbus in any capacity is a surefire way to piss him off. Since he considers Leif Erikson to be the true discoverer of America, this is justified; it is also why he sees Mediterranean countryballs like Italy and Spain in a negative light.

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* BerserkButton: Mentioning Christopher Columbus in any capacity is a surefire way to piss him off. Since he considers Leif Erikson to be the true discoverer of America, this is justified; it is also why he sees Mediterranean countryballs like Italy and Spain in a negative light.light, often accusing them of stealing credit from him.
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See also [[Characters/PolandballOthers Provinces, States, and Territories]] for the component nations of the [=UK=]
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* TheAlcoholic: [[https://static.miraheze.org/polandballwiki/8/85/Beverage_of_choice.png Case in point.]]

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